About Procedure

Generic Structure

Language Feature

Example

Word Power

Objective test

About Procedure Procedure is a text that show a process in order.

The social function of a procedure is to tell or describe the reader how to do or make something through a sequence of series

Types of Procedure Texts that instruct how to do a particular activity : recipes, rules for games, science experiments, road safety rules.Texts that instruct how to operate things : how to operate an appliance, a machine, the photocopier, the computer

The most common example of a procedural text is a recipe.

Generic Structure

Goal or aimStates what is to be done/showing the purpose.

MaterialsListed in order of use, includes items needed to

complete task/telling the needed materials.

MethodA series of steps to achieve the purpose.

Language Feature

Using action verb (cut, fold, twist, hold, slice, pour, cook, etc) Using imperative sentence Using Simple Present Tense (do this, do that) Linking words to do with time (first, when, then) are used to connect the text. Detailed information on how (carefully, with the scissors); where (from the top); when (after it has set)

Example How to make FRIED RICE

Ingredients : - a plate of rice- 2 tablespoon oil- 1 tablespoon soybean sauce- 1 egg- 5 shallots- 2 cloves of garlic- some salt and pepper

Equipments :- a knife- a frying pan- a spatula- a plate

Steps1. Slice the shallots and garlic2. Pour the oil into the pan and heat it3. Cook the shallot and garlic until it smells nice4. Put the rice into the pan5. Season with some salt and pepper6. Stir the rice until all the ingredients are mixed well7. Put the rice on a plate.

Materials :1 large ripe banana200 ml milk100 ml heavy cream50 gm caster sugar

How To Make Homemade Banana Ice

cream

Steps :1.Mash the banana in a food processor until smooth. 2.Mix in the milk, heavy cream and sugar.3.Pour the mixture into ice-cream maker and freeze it according to the manufacturer's instructions, about 20 minutes.4.Once the ice cream has been formed in the ice cream maker, it would be quite soft in texture.5.Transfer to an air-tight plastic container and place in the freezer for several hours until the ice-cream is frozen. Or you might like to have it after freezing for an hour or so.

Words Power

2 cloves of garlic = 2 siung bawang putih.

Mash banana = tumbuk halus/lembutkan pisang.

Heavy cream = krim pengental (pemadat)

Caster Sugar = gula halus yang lembut.

10 Objective tests

1) What kind of text above?2) What is the social function of each example?3) What is the generic structure of each example?4) What are the action verb that mention in each

example?5) Mention the imperative sentences that exist in

each example !

Answer this question based on both example above !!

Answer with T for Correct Statement and F for Incorrect Statement !!

1) The social function of a procedure is to tell or describe the reader how to do or make something through a sequence of series. (T/F)

2) These are the igredients of how to make homemade banana ice cream : 1 large ripe banana, 300 ml milk, 100 ml heavy cream (T/F)

3) In procedure text we use simple past tense in language features. (T/F)

4) Fried rice made with 3 eggs. (T/F)5) The word “mash” similar with pound. (T/F)